These politicians in Quebec are full of it.They try to score points by promising large projects and they hardly ever get off the ground.
This Turcot situation has been on the burner for so long that I'll believe when I see it!!! "St-Thomas"
Expertise
Projects
Highway 20, Turcot Interchange and Highway 13, Montreal
Client
Quebec Ministry of Transportation
Location
Montreal, Canada
Construction cost
$150,000
Year
1999-2001
Services
Feasibility Study
Description
The purpose of the study was to evaluate demand and identify the traffic, safety and geometry problems on Highway 20 between the Turcot Interchange and Highway 13, including the Ville St-Pierre Interchange and traffic on Highway 138 heading to the Mercier Bridge. The needs analysis involved a review of the previous studies done on this highway section and of similar feasibility studies in metropolitan Montreal. The safety, traffic and geometry studies served to identify and analyze the specific problems of the highway and its components.
Here's a look at the 1960's plans for autoroutes10,13,15,20,25,30,440,640( 16 never built..possibly the 35).Too bad some old ideas would have worked.Look at the 13 which extends from Mirabel all the way to the south short. But, hey we have one of the worst highway systems on earth and we keep putting band-aids on it....Look at the Ontario government ..they are serious about the GTA. They are earmarking 17.5 Billion over the next few years in order to fix their problems. Here in Montreal, the economic heart of Quebec and Eastern Canada we do patch up jobs that make our roads look like something out of Iraq.....
Anyhow , I still love Montreal but man do the politician's piss me off!! Has anyone seen new super hospitals somewhere????